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Bow selectmen trim temporary no-parking zone on Stack Drive after residents cite safety concerns
Summary
After sustained public comment, Bow selectmen voted to shorten temporary no-parking signage around a tight corner on Stack Drive, direct staff to press the facility to keep cars off the street and ask town counsel whether a residential-only parking rule could apply to a state-contracted facility.
Tanya, chair of the Bow selectmen, said the meeting’s central issue was safety when the board opened discussion of no-parking measures on Stack Drive on Dec. 16. The board heard two hours of public comment from dozens of neighbors who said vehicles parked near a sharp “L” turn impaired sight lines and blocked snow removal.
“Rather than burdening the neighbors…let’s deal with the company,” Marybeth Walls told the board, arguing the town should press the operator of the nearby facility to keep employees on the driveway rather than on the street. Several neighbors described children playing near the elbow of the road and emergency-response…
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